Mozilla Firefox 26 Downloaded File Open File Dialog input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox 26. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Downloaded File Open File Dialog. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-1480. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox 26 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Downloaded File Open File Dialog. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

The file-download implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 27.0 and SeaMonkey before 2.24 does not properly restrict the timing of button selections, which allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks, and trigger unintended launching of a downloaded file, via a crafted web site.

The weakness was disclosed 02/04/2014 by Jordi Chancel as MFSA2014-03 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-1480 since 01/16/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72312 (FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (1753f0ff-8dd5-11e3-9b45-b4b52fce4ce8)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195432 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Firefox Regression (USN-2102-2)).

Upgrading to version 27 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (72312), SecurityFocus (BID 65331†), OSVDB (102867†), Secunia (SA56888†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43153†). The entries VDB-12170, VDB-12174, VDB-12175 and VDB-12176 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Mozilla Firefox 26
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 24.2
  • Mozilla SeaMonkey 2.23
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.2

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 72312
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (1753f0ff-8dd5-11e3-9b45-b4b52fce4ce8)
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OpenVAS ID: 850569
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for Mozilla openSUSE-SU-2014:0212-1 (Mozilla)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 27

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA2014-03
Researcher: Jordi Chancel
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-1480 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-1480
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12172

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X-Force: 90897
SecurityFocus: 65331
Secunia: 56888
OSVDB: 102867
SecurityTracker: 1029717
Vulnerability Center: 43153 - Mozilla Firefox and SeaMonkey Remote Spoofing Vulnerability Causing Downloaded Files to be Opened (CVE-2014-1480), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2014 10:26
Updated: 01/26/2025 22:41
Changes: 02/06/2014 10:26 (79), 01/31/2018 09:55 (2), 06/09/2021 01:45 (3), 06/09/2021 01:53 (2), 06/09/2021 02:02 (1), 01/26/2025 22:41 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:D43:103

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